The BBQ Grails Trip To Memphis In May

[BBQ Grail]

I'll have lots of pictures and observations, but wanted to give you a taste.

I met Dave Klose today. I think I made a good impression. If you're on twitter you can follow my tweets with the #BGMIM hashtag

 

[bigabyte]

Yep, the blade is pointing away from your neck. That has to be a good sign. Looking forward to hearing about the adventure!

 

[Rookie'48]

Sounds like you're off to a fun start alright!

 

[Rich Parker]

Can't wait to see the other photos.

 

[Redheart]

Still waiting for you to come by R-078 Swinebucks for some MOINKs!

 

[BBQ Grail]

Still waiting for you to come by R-078 Swinebucks for some MOINKs!

I'll be there tomorrow to put the stamp of approval on your MOINK Balls.

 

[BBQ Grail]

A freaking big thrill today...

So I was sitting outside the cafe at Graceland today, eating the meatloaf recommended by Noskos, when I lady three tables away hollers over at me. Hey I've heard of MOINK Balls.

I was wearing the hat I'm wearing in the picture above. It says MOINK BALL WIZARD. The hat was given to me by my wife on my birthday.

Anyway this lady had seen Jason and Aaron cooking MOINK Balls on the Today show and recognized them when she saw my hate. I told her I created the MOINK Ball and she got all excited. She yelled at her husband. "Hey this guy invented the MOINK Ball"

My wife and I just sat there laughing. I think I've now used up 3.5 minutes of my 15 minutes of fame.

 

[GreasePig]

Sounds like a GREAT time Larry!

I look forward to your further reports!

 

[bigabyte]

You're famous Larry! Relish it! That is a great story.

 

[bbqbull]

 

[BBQ Grail]

My review of Interstate BBQ is here.

 

[BBQ Grail]

 

[Chuckwagonbbqco]

When did you "invent" the Moink??
"Bacon Wrapped Meatballs" have been made for ages. I have an April 1979 "Southern Living" magazine with the recipe. I think that you would be safer claiming that you "named" the recipe. Although the "Southern Living" recipe requires "making" the beef meatballs, hence adding a degree of dificulty to store bought meatballs and store bought bacon.

I will continue to call the ones that I make "Bacon Wrapped Meatballs" and credit the recipe to "Southern Living" magazine. You can call yours what you want but plagurizing recipes is a crime.

 

[bigabyte]

You can call yours what you want but plagurizing recipes is a crime.

Would you mind sharing the exact recipe out of this magazine before you accuse someone of breaking a Federal law with plagiarism? Is it the exact same recipe and instructions as Larry's MOINK Balls which he created with his own intellect? Another thing to consider, are you positive that the recipe in the magazine was their own original idea and not a copy of someone else's idea?

This will shed some light on US Copyright Laws in regards to recipes.
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl122.html

The key paragraph is at the end...

Copyright protects only the particular manner of an author’s expression in literary, artistic, or musical form. Copyright protection does not extend to names, titles, short phrases, ideas, systems, or methods.

So the concept of a "Bacon Wrapped Meatball" is not subject to copyright, and therefore can not be plagiarized in an illegal manner.

I think if you were the owner of the magazine with this so called original recipe, and Larry's MOINK Balls were an identical copy of that recipe as posted in that magazine, then you would have a complaint. However, since you are neither the owner of the original, or MOINK, I'm not sure what dog you have to start up a fight. Unless you're just cranky. I get cranky sometimes, I can understand that.

 

[jacob]

When did you "invent" the Moink??
"Bacon Wrapped Meatballs" have been made for ages. I have an April 1979 "Southern Living" magazine with the recipe. I think that you would be safer claiming that you "named" the recipe. Although the "Southern Living" recipe requires "making" the beef meatballs, hence adding a degree of dificulty to store bought meatballs and store bought bacon.

I will continue to call the ones that I make "Bacon Wrapped Meatballs" and credit the recipe to "Southern Living" magazine. You can call yours what you want but plagurizing recipes is a crime.

Sir, if you had read more post by Grail , you would know. Grail never claimed to invent the bacon wrapped meatball , but to his credit he created the term MOINK.

 

[bigabyte]

One more thing I feel I have to add. In the 1970's my parents took jalapeno peppers stuffed with cheese and meat, wrapped them in bacon and either roasted them or grilled them. They made these all the time. Back then we just called them "Stuffed Peppers".

I've never felt the need to complain about ABT's. Do you call them ABT's or stuffed peppers? Do you think we should just call them stuffed peppers.

Why don't we start a list enforcing what name every food item must be called. Then we can sticky this list and any time we hear someone call a food item something different, we can point those poor confused souls back to the BBQ Brethren Website to this thread to straighten them out. We will be the ULTIMATE AUTHORITY IN FOOD!!!

BWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAHHHHH!!!!:twisted:

OK, so....

MOINK Ball - Bacon wrapped meatballs that are grilled or smoked.
ABT - Jalapeno stuffed with cheese and/or meat, wrapped in bacon, and grilled or smoked.
(add more below)

 

[BBQ Grail]

Although I appreciate the efforts to defend my honor. It does little good to debate something with people who are closed minded, bitter and mean spirited.

Please, can we just let this go and let this thread go back to where it's supposed to be, a thread all about me at Memphis In May.

 

[jacob]

Although I appreciate the efforts to defend my honor. It does little good to debate something with people who are closed minded, bitter and mean spirited.

Please, can we just let this go and let this thread go back to where it's supposed to be, a thread all about me at Memphis In May.

Well then post me some more stories and or pictures.:clap2::boxing:

 

[BigButzBBQ]

What I want to know is where is the pron? I mean pictures with legends is all good but, where is the food? And please DO NOT show that pic of the interstate meal. :heh:
Plus, where is the Larry in "Char Broil Competition" pics? I want answers.
And can we get you on a web cam at all?
I know, I'm being greedy. :tsk:

 

[BBQ Grail]